The mercury is hitting triple digits and we’re just passed the halfway point of the baseball season. It must be time for ArmadilloCon once again!
This year’s con, the 41st such affair, takes place this coming weekend, August 2-4.
- Guest of Honor: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Toastmaster: Marshall Ryan Maresca
- Fan Guest: Dan Tolliver
- Editor Guest: Patrice Caldwell
- Science Guest: Moriba K. Jah
- Special Guest: Martha Wellls
As I have done for roughly the past 25 years or so, I’ll be in attendance and because apparently the con organizers have learned nothing, I’ll be sitting in on several panels.
Best Comics You’ve Never Read
Friday 8PM
Rick Klaw (moderator), A. Lee Martinez, Alan J. Porter
What’s new, what’s surprising, and what are upcoming titles that have got you pumped?!
Godzilla in 2019
Friday 9PM
Don Webb (moderator), Aaron de Orive, Mark Finn, Rick Klaw, Lawrence Person
The big guy is back!
Saturday 3PM
Rick Klaw (moderator), Patrice Caldwell, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, David Afsharirad, Josh Rountree
The best and brightest of the new generation of SFF short story writers
Editing Anthologies
Saturday 8PM
Patrice Caldwell (moderator), David R. Stokes, Rick Klaw, Matt Cardin, Adrian Simmons, Paige E. Ewing
What are the goals? How do you put together a cohesive but representative collection? What is the difference between a collection and an anthology anyway?
Texas in SFF
Sunday 11AM
Rick Klaw (moderator), Joe R. Lansdale, Kenneth Mark Hoover, Don Webb, Josh Rountree, Juan Perez
What are some of the best, and most fantastical, re-imaginings of Texas in sff? What are the most dystopian places, things and people in Texas (present and past)? what are the most utopian?
Giants in the Earth
Sunday 12PM
Mark Finn (moderator). Paul Benjamin, Rick Klaw, Lawrence Person, Howard Waldrop
With the return of Giant Monsters, Kaiju movies, and of course, Godzilla and King Kong, it’s time to unpack what (if any) larger message these Earth-Shakers represent; nature striking back, mankind’s hubris, or simply big,. goofy fun? Our panelists will get to the heart of the matter with the usual amount of gravitas and snarkiness.
How to Work with Editors
Sunday, 1PM
Rick Klaw (moderator), David R. Stokes, Patrice Caldwell, Jacob Weisman, Adrian Simmons
What do editors bring to the the table? What should authors expect from editors? How do editors perceive the relationship with authors?
Hope to visit with you this weekend at one of my talks, at the Tachyon table, or just wandering the halls. Come by and say howdy.